Imágenes de página
PDF
ePub

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE,

A

AND LITERARY JOURNAL.

Abyssinia, Pearce's account of, 251-cha-
racter of Pearce, by Mr. Salt, ib.—of the
governors, 252-extraordinary activity
of the Arabs, 253-vexations endured
by Pearce, 254-Abyssinian christiani-
ty, 255-effect of their civil dissensions
on morals, 256-different tribes, their
habits, and religious fasts and holidays,
257-character of the people, 427-ha-
bits of, 429.

Acquaintances, 350-the horrors of in-
troduction, ib.-misery of salutations,
351-Friendship and love, 252.
Address to Belzoni's mummy, 128.
Affectation in portraiture, 603-different

schools of, ib.-painters depict them-
selves any thing but what they are, 605
-instances of inconsistency, ib. 606
-bad taste in portraiture defined, ib.—
different affectations of the age, 607.
Africa (Southern), review of a Description
of, 410-Cape Town, 411-want of wa-
ter, 412-Dutch system of agriculture,
ib.-the emigrants' hope of success at,
413-Table Mountain, 414-St. He-
lena and Napoleon, ib. 415, 416.
Alfieri, sonnet of, translated, 575.
American Epistles, or the land of promise,

585.

Indians, eloquence of, 60 to 70.
Anecdotes of Spanish Monks, 35, 36-
of Highlanders, 515-of Pope, 465.-
of Sophie Arnould and Rousseau, 631
-of Dr. Johnson, 608.

Año Virgineo, curious Spanish manu-
script, 35.

Anti-Blues and Blues, or learned ladies,
220.

A pologue of Dr. Sheridan, versified, 37.
Arabic and Persian literature, 468-Arabic

verses to Bonaparte on his marriage,
535.

Auburn, pilgrimage to, and account of,

449.

Authors (Young), hints to, 589-methods
of beginning a work, 590.

B

Baif (Lazare), an early French dramatist,
51-the younger Baif, 124.
Beauty, stanzas to a, 416.
Bibliographical researches of Mr. Dibdin,
review of, 189.

VOL. II.

2 x

Blues and Anti-Blues, remarks on their
amiable character, 220-fallacy of
old saws against learned ladies, 223-
women in their proper sphere in such
pursuits, 224.

Bonaparte, his death and character, 182 to
189-mode of life at St. Helena, 414.
Books (Old), 117-vis literaria extracted
from Burton & Brown, 118-Montaigne
never unpillaged, 118-black letter au-
thors, their superior merits, 119-Pope's
obligations and transmutations, ib.-
proof in point, 120.

Botany, lines on, 46-remarks on 364-
pleasures of in the country, 365-adapt-
ed particularly for the study of ladies,
366-objections to the Linnean system
combated, ib.-heaths, their uses, 367
-physiology of vegetables a curious
and interesting branch of botany, ib.-
the study of botany illustrates a pas-
sage in holy writ, 368.
Boy-Bishops preached formerly in the
churches at Christmas, 612.
Brothers (The), a tale from Schiller, 249.
Bull-fights, account of, 340.

C

Campbell (T.), lectures on poetry, 1, 225,

433-a song by, 393-song of Hybrias,
translated by, 438.

Cant, definition and description of, 299-

the epidemic of modern essayism, 301.
Cape of Good Hope, account of, 410-

want of water, 412-Dutch agriculture,
ib.-the emigrants, 413.

Catholic (Roman), parties amongst the, in
Ireland, 404.

on,

Cat-painter, account of, 480.
Census (The), humorous remarks
370-consternation occasioned by it to
unmarried persons, ib.-instances, 371,
372, 373, 374.

Christmas-keeping, 609—in London, 610
-institutions connected with, 611-
lawyers of Lincoln's Inn, their revels,
ib. of the Inner Temple, ib.-revelry
and sports of the Church, 612-carols
and their origin, ib.-modern mode of
keeping in the country, 613.
Claus (Peter), tale of, 150.
Clergyman (Spanish), on the formation of
his character, 28-his birth and parent-
age, 29, 30-first taken to the conles-

sion, 31-effects of it, 32-first becomes
acquainted with books, 33-determines
to take orders, 34-the Año virgineo, 35
-education and the Jesuits, 157-exer-
cises of Saint Ignatius, 159-Father
Vega, sketch of his character, 160,
161-instruction, 162-reads Feyjoo,
163-reprimanded for reading that au-
thor, 164-account of the Spanish uni-
versities, 286-qualifications to be re-
ceived at, 287-Campomanes reforms
them, 288-absurdities in matters of
science and literature, 289, 290-strug-
gles between genius and constituted ig-
norance, 290-the clergyman studies
French, 291-reads forbidden books,
292-mental impressions, 293-is or-
dained, 294-peace of mind forsakes
him, 296-finds a friend, and discloses
his feelings, 298-conclusion of his
statement, ib.

Comedies of Thomas May, 70-extracts
from, 71.

Conception (The), an early dramatic mys-
tery, 51.

Conversation, remarks on, 456-means
of succeeding in, 457-social, 572.
Corneille, remarks on, 389.

Coronations, remarks on, and history of,
96, 208-on the preparation for, 216.
Cowardice (Female), 474.

[blocks in formation]

Enthusiasm, observations on, 265.

Cowper, on his poetical character, 153-Epigrams of Pananti, 422, 497.

extract from, on flowers, 177.
Cries (London), philosophy of the, 394-
character of, 395-different sorts of,
397.

Criticism, on French and English tragedy,
47, 121, 385-on the comedies of
Thomas May, 70-on De Musset's life
of Rousseau, 618.

D

Daisy, lines to the, 285.
D'Alembert, anecdote of, 630.

De La Taille (Jean), on his plays, 122.
D'Houdetot (Mad.), 629.

Dibdin's Bibliographical Researches, re-
view of, 189-the king's library at Paris
and its treasures, 190-ancient MSS.
190, 191-visits Strasburgh, 191-Stutt-
gard, 192-interview with the brethren
of Chremsminster, 193-his entertain-
ment, 194, 195.

Don Leucadio Doblado's letters from Spain,
25-character of Spaniards, 26-of
Spanish clergymen, 27 to 35-anecdotes
of monks, 35, 36-on the system of
Spanish ecclesiastical education, 157 to
165-on the formation of the Spanish
clerical character, 286-description of
Spanish universities, 286 to 292-bull-
fights, 340 to 349-sets out to Olbera,
484-anecdotes of Spanish manners, ib.
"El Diablo Predicador," a Spanish

F

[ocr errors]

- Female

165.

Fashion, revolution in, 360
Cowardice, 474.
Fictions (Modern), observations on,
Filicaja, sonnet from, 313.
First Spring, story from the German, 504.
Foscolo (Ugo), lines to, 453.
Fragments from the Woods,60-speech of
Black Thunder, 61-Skenaudo, the
Oneida warrior, 62-his eloquent ha-
rangue, 63-defiance of a chieftain of
the Creek nation, ib.-the Virginian
chief to Sir W. Berkeley, 64-address of
a Cherokee chief, ib.-Tecumseh, the
prophet of war,66-Hauanossa's speech,
66, 67-Black Buffaloe, 68-pathetic
address of Scauaudo, 68, 69.
French Tragedy, criticism on, 47, 121,

385.

G

Garden, Walks in a, 41, 173.
Garnier (Robert), criticism on his dra-
mas, 124.
German popular and traditionary Litera-
ture, 146-historical review of, 148,
149 the Goatherd, or history of Peter
Claus, 150-remarks on, 151, 152-
hymns or songs, 329, 330-traditionary
tales, 330- Little Garden of Roses,"

331-dwarfs, expulsion of, from the
Hartz, 333-Emperor Frederic, tale re-
specting, 538-the mountain enchant-
ment, 539-the Vintner of Tilleda, ib.
-ballad of the Brocken, 543.
German (North) peasantry, 268-intro-
ductory remarks, 269, 270-tenures and
contributions, 271-oppressive treat-
ment of, 272, 273, 274, 275-strength
and spirit of, examined, 376-debase-
ment of spirit in the Pomeranian pea-
santry, 379-latterly their condition
amended, 380.

533.

literature: Mines of the East,

Good Hope (Cape of), travels in, 410-
description of Cape Town, 411-ac-
count of Southern Africa, 410-migra-
tion to, 413.

Greece, emancipation of, 443-Grecian
navy, 444-land forces, 445-the Kapi-
tanys, ib.

Grevin (Jacques), French dramatist, re-
marks on his plays, 122.
Grimm's Ghost, 196-the artist's letter-
box, ib.-certain resolutions respecting,
196-case and legal opinion on, 197-
Mrs. Meadowcroft's letter to Mr. O-
198-Alderman Dowgate to -,199
Captain Horehound to Sir W. B. 200-
Levi Lazarus to Mr. T. ib.-Miss L.
Patterson to Mr. J.
447-new

subject, the Dixons and Culpeppers,

615.

[blocks in formation]

Highland Anecdotes: the Raid of Cille-
christ, 515-superstitions of, and Lon-
doners, 561, 568.

Hints to young authors, 589.
History of the Middle Ages, by M. Sis-
mondi, 508-society, or social science,
508, 509-science of politics, 509, 510
the social sciences should be elucidated,
511-difference between natural and
social science, 512-social science still
in its infancy, 513-period of time pro-
posed to be considered, 514-grandeur
and weakness of the Roman Empire,
553-detailed views of this subject, viz.
political and national divisions, lan-

guages, free and slave population, origin
of great cities, 554, 555, 556,557, 558,
559, 560.

Horace, Ode xix, Book iii. translated, 16
-Ode xiii. Book iii. 55.
Humboldt's Travels, 314-description of
the moschettoes on the Oroonoko. ib.-
birds and animals, 315-cannibalism of
the Indians, 316-roasted monkeys,
318-the Otomacs, or earth-eaters, ib.
Hume (David), his quarrel with Rous-
seau, 624.

Hybrias the Cretan's song, 438.

I

Indians, American, their eloquence, 60.
Ireland, The King's visit to, 399-Henry
the Second's visit to, ib.-Cromwell, 400
-William III.401-its relative situation
to the King, 402-Orange party in,
403-Catholic aristocracy, party of, 404

Catholic radicals, 405- Catholic
priesthood, 406-reception of the King,
408.

Italy, Briton's lament for, 17-observa-
tions on, 75, 201.

J

Jackson the pugilist, his fine make and
strength, 528.

Jesuits in Spain, their influence and cha-
racter, 157.

Jodelle, the early French dramatist, 52-
his Cleopatra, extracts from, 53.
Journal (J. Kentucky's), 104-reason for
the name of John Bull, ib. 105-on
keeping May-day, 106-feelings on vi-
siting the House of Commons, 107-
manners of fashionable life, 109 to 112,
212-the levee, ib.-excursion to Rich-
mond, 213-view from, 214-different
religions, 215-on the preparations for
the coronation, 216-the coronation
day, Windsor, 522-a morning in New-
gate, 524-Mrs. Fry, ib. 528-visit
to the Fives Court, 526-slang of, 527
visit to Bedlam, 528-Peg Nicholson,
Hatfield, 529, 530-receives letters
Journal of a Tourist, 417-hasty conclu-
from America, and conclusion, 532.
sions of, il-passage to Calais, 419-
reflections on French and English cha-
racter, 419, 420-reaches Abbeville,
happy appearance of the peasantry, 597
-remarks on the French conveyances,
598-arrives at Beauvais, ib.-desolate
appearance of, 599-enters Paris by the
gate of St. Denis, 600-the Louvre, ib.
-Thuilleries, ib.-Palais Royal, 601-
Column in Place Vendome, remarks on,
il-French engraving respecting, 602.

K

Kentucky (Jonathan), his journal, No.
IV. 104-No. V. 212-No. VI. 522.

of, 508, 553.

King (The), in Ireland, 399-different | Middle Ages, Sismondi on the history
kings visitors of, 399, 400-Cromwell,
400, 401-feeling of the Irish respect-
ing Geo. IV. 402-the King's supposed
predisposition for different parties in,
403-the Orange faction, ib.-the Ro-
man Catholic aristocracy, 404-the Irish
Catholic Radicals, 405-Catholic priest-
hood, 406-inconsistency of the dif-
ferent parties, 408-how only the King
could have formed a correct notion of
the country, 409.

Kyffaus Mountain, 146, 329, 537.

L

La Fayette (Mad.) on the novels of, 519

-memoirs of, ib.

Language (English), innovations in, 308.
La Peruse, remarks on his drama the
Medea, 121.

Learning (deep), letter on the vanity of,
353.

Lectures on Poetry (Campbell's), lecture

III. I-IV. 225-part 1, lecture V. 433
Lelia, sonnets to, 318, 584.

Letters from Spain, by Leucadio Doblado,

No. III. 25-No. IV. 157-No. V. 286

-No. VI. 340-No. VII. 484. No. VIII.

576.

Letters and Letter-writers, on, 142-cha-
racter of Mad. de Sevigné as a letter-wri-
ter, 143 of Hor. Walpole, ib.—of Lord
Shaftesbury, 144-of Hume, 145-of
Richardson, il.-of English female let-
ter-writers, 146-letter on happiness,
245-on the vanity of deep learning,
353-poetical from America, 585
to the Editor of the New Monthly
Magazine, 278-to the Editor of the
Old Hampstead Magazine, 283—to the
Old Hampstead Magazine, from A.
Sanguine, 285.

Literature, on German popular and tradi-
tional, No. I. 146-No. II. 329-No.
III. 537-Persian and Arabic, 468-
German, Mines of the East, 533.
"Little Garden of Roses," (The), 331.
London Cries, philosophy of the, 394.
Lottery (The,) good method of raising
money, 498-advantages of, 499---
losses in remedied by felo de se, 500.

[blocks in formation]

Mind (Godfrey), the cat-painter, account
of, 480-Petrarch's affection for a cat,
481-Madame Helvetius and her cat,
482-Mind, the son of a carpenter,
i-of limited capacity, ib.-devoted
to painting cats only, 483-his attach-
ment to bears, il.-verses applied to
him, 484.

Modern Fictions, remarks on, 165.
Modern Pilgrimages to Auburn, 449.
Monti, sonnet of, to the Northumber-
land, 632.

More (Sir T.), a great thrower at cocks,
611.

Morgan (Lady), her work on Italy, 75-
remarks on Turin, 76-Milan, 77
Como,80-Pavia, ib.-Genoa,81-Pia-
cenza, 82-Bologna, 82-state of so-
ciety, 201 religious ceremonies, ib.
-ceremonies on Holy-Thursday, 202
on Good-Friday, 204 on Easter-
Sunday, 206 English language and
literature studied at Naples, 207.
Mountain King (The), from a Swedish
Legend, 319.

-

-

-

Music of Politics, 177-influence of music
Mummy (Belzoni's), lines to, 128.

[blocks in formation]

upon government, 179-
for legislative assemblies, 181.

N

Napoleon and St. Helena, 414, 415, 416
-view of his life and character, 182—
military renown transient,483--his great
resolution and successes, 184-Madame
de Stael's portrait of him, 185-Mr.
Ellis's interview with him, ib.-great-
ness of physiognomy, 186-comparison
between him and Cromwell, 188.
Newspaper (prospective),specimen of,129.
Nice men, 321-the nice-tasted man, it.
-the Ladies' man, 324.

Noise, man naturally fond of it, 260—ex-
emplifications, 261.

North German Peasantry, on the, 268.

[ocr errors]

Old Books, observations on, 117.
Old Hampstead Magazine, article from,
279-Letter to the Editor of, 283.
Orange Party (The), in Ireland, 403.

P

Palindromes, remarks on and specimens
of, 170.

Pananti, epigrams of, 422, 497.

Paris (Sunday in), description of, 471-
impressions produced at first entering,
559.

Park (Mungo), dirge for, 518.

Pearce's (Nathaniel), account of Abyssinia,

251 ill-treated by the Ras, 252—
character of the chiefs, 253-account
of the various tribes, and their habits,
256, 427 to 432.

Peasantry (The), of North Germany, 268
-history of, 269-situation of, 273.
Persian and Arabic Literature, 468.
Petrarch, his affection for a cat, 481.
Philosophy of the London Cries, 394-
the glory of nourishing a city belongs
to their itinerant professors, 398.
Pilgrimages (Modern), 449-local asso-
ciations relative to birth-place unfelt
by cockneys ib. - Goldsmith, 450-
description of the present state of Au-
burn, 457-Lishoy-house, the residence
the poet's brother, ib.-the hawthorn-
tree, ib.-the Three Jolly Pigeons, 452.
Play (The New), 38-anxieties of the Au-
thor, 40.

-

Poets of Rural Life, their character, 153.
Poetry, Campbell's Lectures on, 1-Greek
Poetry, ib.-earliest Greek poetry not
to be traced, ib. - Homer alludes to
poets who preceded him, ib.-his idea
of the poetic character high and ho-
nourable,2-bards the inmates of Greek
palaces, ib.-probable cause of the ac-
quaintance of Homer with man-
ners and human nature, 3. — bardic
profession did not commence with
Homer, 4 poets recorded by Ho-
mer, .-opinions respecting Orpheus
and his poetry, ib. 5, 6 no vestige
of philosophical and religious mys-
ticism in Homer, 7 the era of his
poetry not ascertained, 8-opinions re-
garding their unity, 8, 9-preserved by
tradition for an uncertain period, 10-
influence of the Trojan expedition on
the minds of the Greeks, ib. 11-a de-
gree of civilization shewn in Homer's
writings, 11-comparison between the
age of Trojan and Chivalric heroism,
12-the interest attached to the cha-
racters in the Iliad, 13 and 14-undig-
nified passages in, 15-the Cyclic poets,

225

-

Ulysses and the Odyssey, ib.
226, 227-classical poetry deficient in
depicting female refinement, ib.-re-
marks on the Odyssey continued, 228,
229, 230, and 231-opinion of Alex-
andrian critics on the termination of,
il.-character of Penelope, ib.-a sen-
timent of Ulysses worthy of better
deeds, 232-the Margites, account of,
233-Homer's Battle of the Frogs and
Mice, il-hymns attributed to Homer,
ib. 234, 235, 236, 237-whether Homer
or Hesiod be the more ancient poet,
238 Hesiod's free spirit seems to
prove him the latest, 238, 239- his
character, ib.—his Works and Days, 240
-his harshness respecting women, ib.-

-

---

-

earliest Greek poets, Asiatics, 433-fine
arts earliest cultivated in Asiatic Greece,
435-the climate and soil of Asiatic
Greece favourable to their rise and re-
finement, 436 — the Delphic Oracle,
ib. counteracting causes to retard
the advancement of the mother coun-
try, 437 Crete the earliest civilized
of the Greek States, recorded by
Homer, ib. - Thales, ib. Corinth
never the seat of the Muses, 438-
Doric States of Greece, 438— Calli-
nus, Archilochus, and Sappho, asso-
ciated with new strains of poetry,439-
Greek music improved after the Home-
ric age, ib.-Pindar and the Greek ode,
440-the crisis of lyrical excellence in
Greece, ib. -could hardly occur twice
in the history of the world, ib.-Alc-
man, scantiness of his relics, 441-loss
of Greek poetry to be regretted, 442-
would have thrown great light on na-
tional manners, ib.

Poetry: from the Dutch of Tollens, 16.—
translation from Horace, ib.-on Italy,
17- Macpherson's lament, 24-lines
on Man, 37-on Botany, 46-transla-
tion from Horace, ib. 55-on a piece of
the Palm from the Acropolis at Athens,
59-verses on Reconcilement, 85- to
Belzoni's Mummy, 128-on Love, 224
-on Youth and Love, 276-the Earl
Bristol's Farewell, 277-to the Daisy,
285-Cant. 302-sonnet from Filicaja,
313-to Lelia, 318-the Mountain King,
a Swedish legend, 319-Ugolino,327—
lines given with a Picture to my Bro-
ther, 339-The Return of Renaud, a
song, 349-to the Orange-tree at Ver-
sailles, 358-to a Friend on her Birth-
day, 369-Nurse's song from the Ger-
man, 375-song, by T. Campbell, 393
-sonnet to the Turquoise, 409-stan-
zas to a Beauty, 416-song, 421-son-
net, 422-epigram from Pananti, ib.—
sonnet to Echo, 426-to Ugo Foscolo,
453-to a Friend with a Seal, 462-
Cain on the Sea-shore, 467-Sunday
in Paris, 471-on Lady W-r, 473
the Triton of the Minnows, 517-dirge
for Mungo Park, 518-sonnet at Part-
ing, 532-on listening to vocal music,
ib.-lines written in the Country, 550-
to the Sarcophagus in the British Mu-
seum, 551-written in the Volume of
a Friend, 571-translation from Alfieri,
575-to Lelia, 584-American Epistles,
585-Fortune's fickleness, 596-song,
602-Thanks for a Place, 603- song
from the Italian, 608-translation from
Monti, 632-sonnet, ib.
Politics, music of, illustrated, 177.
Political Economy, on the study of, 258.
Portraiture, affectation in, 603.

« AnteriorContinuar »